List of ship decommissionings in 1997
The list of ship decommissionings in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1997.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
| 17 July | ' | Project 1135 guard ship | Scrapped | Kaliningrad | ||
| 1 August | ' | Transferred to Philippine Navy | ||||
| 1 August | Plover | Transferred to Philippine Navy | ||||
| 1 August | Starling | Transferred to Philippine Navy | ||||
| 1 October | ' | Scrapped Hartlepool 2009-10 | ||||
| 23 October | ' | Sunk as target, 2010 |